BON JOVI - "dead or alive" Tablature

Dead Or Alive - Bon Jovi - transcribed by Gary Chapman
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Mostly played with a 12-string acoustic.

Note: Do not play the rhythm figures until advised.

H - Natural harmonic
ah - artificial (pinched) harmonic
^ - hammer/pull
' - Semitone (1 fret) bend
(b) - bend
/ - slide

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Intro:
(keyboard part is played a second time here)
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Keyboard part v Dadd2
H H H
E --17----------- ----------------------0---
B ----18---17---- ----------------------3---
G ------19------- ----------------------2---
D --------------- -----7------12--------0---
A --------------- --------12----------------
E --------------- --------------------------


Main run: (play twice)

E -------13---------12----------10---------8--------5--------3---------1-
B -----------------------------------------------------------------------
G ----14----14\12------12\10-------10\9-------9\5------5\4------4--4\2---
D --0-------------0-----------0----------0--------0--------0-------------
A -----------------------------------------------------------------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.1:

B --15(w)13(r)15(w)13(r)15(w)13(r)15~~-- (hit note at 15, lower it with
whammy to 13, release, repeat)


<-- play 3 times, 2nd --> C F Dadd2
time play rhythm fig.1

E ------+--------------0-----------+-------1---0-----
B ------|------------------2-------|---1---1---3-----
G ------|--------------------2-----|---0---2---2-----
D ------|----0-3'-0------0---------|---2---3---0-----
A --0-0-|-3'---------------------0-|---3-------------
E ------+--------------------------+-----------------


Verse:

D (D/Dsus4/Dadd9) C G

E -----2-------2-----2-3-2-0--0^2-----------3---------------3-------
B -----3-------3-----3-3-3-3--3-------------3---------------3-------
G -----2-------2-----2-2-2-2--2----0--------0---------------0-------
D -----0-------0-----0-------------2--------------------------------
A ---------------------------------3--------------------------0^2---
E -----------------------------------------------------3------------

It's all the same, only .....


C G C F D

E ------3-------3----------------1-----0-----0^2----------
B ------3-------3-------------1--1-----3-----------3------
G ------0-------0-------------0--2-----2-------------2----
D --2-------------------------2--3-----0---------0-----0--
A --3--------2----0^2---------3---------------------------
E -----------3--------------------------------------------

Ev'ryday, seems we're ...


Chorus:

C G F D Dadd2

E --------3---3--------------------1----------2-----0----------
B --------3---3---3----------------1------------------3--------
G ---0--------0--------------2-----2--------------------2------
D ---2--------0--------------3-------------0-----0--------0----
A ---3--------------0^2------3---------------------------------
E ------------3------------------------------------------------

a cowboy, on a steel horse I ...


E --------3---3----------------------2---0^2----------
B --------3---3---3-----------------------------3-----
G ---0--------0-----------------------------------2---
D ---2--------0---------------0--3'--0-------0------0-
A ---3--------------0^2--0^3'-------------------------
E ------------3---------------------------------------


wanted, dead or ....

Rhythm fig.2

E ------------------------------------------------
B -13(b)15--13------------------------------------
G --------------12(b)14--12---10---12(b)14-12-----
D --------------------------------------------12~-
A ------------------------------------------------
E ------------------------------------------------


Rhythm fig.3 (keyboard arranged for guitar)

E -15-14----------------
B -------15-------------
G ----------14-12-11----
D -------------------12-
A ----------------------
E ----------------------

(main run) w/rhythm fig.2
(main run) w/rhythm fig.3

Sometimes I sleep, sometimes it's ...

Rhythm fig.4

E -13(b)15--------------------------------------------------
B -----------15~------12------------------------------------
G -----------------------12(b)14-12(b)14--12-10-------------
D -----------------------------------------------12-10-12~~-
A ----------------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------------

(chorus) w/rhythm fig.4
(chorus)
(main run) x 2

Solo:
ah ah ah ah
E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------5(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-(b)7-5-3~--
A -x\--5\3/5---5-3-/5~---3--5-----------------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------

ah
E -------------13-15---15(b)17~-15-13-15(b)17~~--------------------------------
B -------13-15-----------------------------------------------------------------
G -12-14-------------------------------------------------------------------5/7~
D ------------------------------------------------------5(b)7~--------7\5--5/7~
A -------------------------------------------------0--0---------0--0--5\3--3/5~
E -----------------------------------------------------------------------------

ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah ah
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D ---------3'---------3--5-5'-3~-----0^3^0--------3-5'-5-3~--
A -x\--3-5-----5--3-5-----------------------3^0-5------------
E -----------------------------------------------------------

ah ah ah
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
B ----------13----------------------13---------------------------------------
G --12(b)14-----12(b)14-10--12(b)14----(b)14-12-10--10~\---5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
D ---------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5--5/7--
A ---------------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3--3/5--
E ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

(after the solo, accompany main 12-string chords with distorted power chords)

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.5

E -10-10-10-10-10-10-10--13(b)15--13^10---------------
B -10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------10---10\8/10~-
G -11-11-11-11-11-11-11-------------------------------
D ----------------------------------------------------
A ----------------------------------------------------
E ----------------------------------------------------

I walk these streets, a loaded six ..... (w/rhythm fig.5)

(chorus)

Rhythm fig.6

E -15(b)17------13-------
B -----------------15~~--
G -----------------------
D -----------------------
A -----------------------
E -----------------------

(chorus) w/rhythm fig.6

(main run)
(main run) end with Dmaj as last chord

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Mr.Scary (Gary Chapman)
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scary@zikzak.apana.org.au
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